Alan Ritchson (Actor)

Birthday: November 28, 1982
Nationality: American
Debut Work: Smallville
Birth Name: Alan Michael Ritchson
Also Known As / Stage Names: Alan Ritchson
Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Ethnicity: Czech, English, and German ancestry
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Weight: Approximately 200 lbs
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Years Active: 2004–present
Debut Year: 2004
Acting Training / School: No formal professional acting school publicly confirmed
Education: Northwest Florida State College, formerly Okaloosa Walton Community College, Associate degree
Own Production Company: Dancing Skeleton
Spouse / Partner(s): Catherine Ritchson, married since 2006
Children: Three, including Calem, Edan, and Amory
Net Worth: $8 million

Biography

Alan Ritchson is an American actor, producer, director, writer, singer, and former model best known for playing Jack Reacher in Prime Video’s Reacher. He first gained mainstream attention through American Idol before becoming the first live-action actor to portray Aquaman, later building a career across action, comedy, superhero projects, and filmmaking.

Filmography

Includes acting, directing, writing, producing, television, film, short-film, voice, and music credits. Ritchson has more than 60 acting credits listed on IMDb.

Movies (All)

The Butcher, Steam, Rex, Fired Up!, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Wedding Ringer, Lazer Team, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Office Uprising, Above the Shadows, The Turkey Bowl, Ghosts of War, Dark Web: Cicada 3301, Fast X, Ordinary Angels, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Motor City, Playdate, War Machine, Runner, The Man with the Bag

TV Shows (All)

American Idol, Smallville, Head Case, CSI: Miami, Blue Mountain State, 90210, Fred: The Show, Hawaii Five-0, The Rebels, New Girl, I Can Do That, Workaholics, Black Mirror, Blood Drive, Titans, Alexa & Katie, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Reacher, Neagley

Voice Acting Roles

Arthur Curry/Aquaman in Justice League: The New Frontier; Raphael in the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films; additional voice work in Groove Tails is listed as an upcoming project.

All Characters Played

Mark, Roy, Chase, Bruce, Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Gloss, Raphael, Kip Loyola/Carew, Adam, Thad Castle, Bob, Shayne, Ronnie Best, Butchie, Agent Carver, Agent Aimes, Ed Schmitt, Anders Lassen, John Miller, Jeff Eamon, 81, Hank Malone, Jack Reacher, Hank Hall/Hawk, Paul Arnett, Tripp Wilson, Freddie Hart, Matt, Arthur Bailey, and others.

Known For

Jack Reacher in Reacher, Thad Castle in Blue Mountain State, Arthur Curry/Aquaman in Smallville, Hank Hall/Hawk in Titans, Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gloss in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Awards & Recognition

01 Best Actor at the 2019 Pitch to Screen Film Awards for Above the Shadows; Award of Merit at the 2017 Best Shorts Competition for Tree House Time Machine; Best Ensemble Cast at the 2015 Austin Comedy Short Film Festival for The Grenade.

All Award Nominations

01 Six known individual nominations, including multiple Critics Choice Super Award nominations for Reacher, a 2026 Critics Choice Super Award nomination for Motor City, plus Teen Choice and Kids' Choice nominations.